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There's also Intellivision Lives in there! This is obviously a pirate... stay clear.

They wrote SUB CUNT instead of Sub Hunt. I didn't notice that!

A nice lot of boxed games, including USCF Chess, Backgammon, Donkey Kong Jr., Safecracker and Blockade Runner! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 190534398012

gamebids.com ? bidgamers.com ?? gamersgonebidding.com???

I really wish I'd come! Unfortunately my working trip to Seattle is scheduled just three weeks after SRGE... such a bad luck! Anyway, I was wondering if you can suggest me a few video game shops or thrift stores over there where I may be likely to find some classic games and related material (I'm mostly interested in the 2600, Inty, Famicom and early Commodore stuff). Thanks in advance! Roberto

Top 25 and still so difficult to decide... These are my favorites but in no particular order, otherwise I can't really decide! Besides, there are still some classics I never played yet and still have to test and... "evaluate" so this list is subject to change Fathom (I believe this was one of the last games I bought for the system when a kid... maybe that's why I still love it so much) AD&D Cloudy Mountain (the fog of war made me really scared...) AD&D Treasure of Tarmin NASL Soccer (the first time I could lead my team to countless, albeit virtual, victories!) Tennis Lock'n'Chase (one of the games I played most back in the day) Burger Time Shark! Shark! Utopia (everyone agrees this one is Civ 0.1!) Safecracker (though I dodn't know anyone saying it, to me this is GTA 0.1!!) Microsurgeon Bump'n Jump Dracula (being the bad guy was never so much fun!) Tropical Trouble Dig Dug Happy Trails Swords and Serpents (very immersive game. I remember getting to the final dragon with a friend and then asking each other "and now what?? ) Frog Bog Snafu Mission X (River Raid on steroids!) Beamrider Space Battle Tron Maze a Tron (I always loved the idea of getting into a computer... ) Bomb Squad Astrosmash (simplicity perfected) There's enough to play for a whole lifetime here!

It says the box was cut open by the custom officers...

Yeah, I voted months ago and I liked how they kept the choices balanced across different systems and generations. Unfortunately I see many kids not appreciating this approach and remain focused on modern games instead (see for example this blogpost on Gamasutra commenting the choices I guess the Inty and Coleco games are among those he "hasn't even heard about" )

This looks like a nice lot: lots of stuff, though out of my budget (but if someone gets it and doesn't need the ECS... ) eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140536680674

Hi all, It seems my book The Golden Age of Video Games is finally readily available and, luckily, the early feedback I received so far by colleagues and some early customers was positive. Anyway I trust you guys more than anybody else so, if anyone from here has a chance to read it, I'd really love to have your comments and impressions. Like other authors, my aim was to describe the early days of video gaming from their origins till the mid 90s and, throughout the book, I tried to maintain a very strong focus on carefully researched data and events while still providing plenty of interesting anecdotes to keep the narration alive and exciting (or, at least, that was my intention!) The book is subdivided in 3 parts: "From research labs and academia to the birth and booming of a new industry" (obviously, there's a special focus on Atari here, thanks also to Mr. Ted Dabney who, besides writing the foreword, helped me a lot by providing some very interesting information I was not aware of), "The crash, home computers and an extra life" (offering an in depth analysis of the several reasons that triggered the infamous 1983 crash to proceed then to 8 bit machines, home computers and, obviously, the rise of Nintendo) and "16 bit power, new generations and the rise of the PC" (covering the systems up to the PlayStation and the rise of the IBM PC while early pioneers like Atari and Commodore sadly went out of business). Each part is further subdivided in two halves: besides the historical analysis, also some among the most important games of the time are briefly reviewed and commented to point out their original elements and how they contributed to push the industry forward. Last, two appendices, covering handhelds and the modern retro game collecting scene (the latter thanks to an interview with GameGavel's Mike Kennedy) are also included. Overall, I put a lot of effort in this work: trying to provide an objective view of the developments of such a cutting edge and "fanboy" driven industry, of its memorable successes and failures, while also offering an international perspective, wasn't easy at all but, as an European working in Asia for an American company who started getting exposed to video games since the late seventies, I hope I got the proper background and inspiration . I can say I am quite happy with the final result and, hopefully, it would ultimately be considered a worthy addition to the game history catalog, along with classics like Kent's "Ultimate History of Video Games", DeMaria/Wilson "High Score!" and Barton/Loguidice "Vintage Games", but that's up to the readers to decide! And, if you read my whole rant till now... well, thanks a lot for your attention and support!! Roberto

Very nice blog: added to m favorites! BTW, I too read "retro game suk" at first... maybe retrogameuk without the "s" would have avoided any misunderstanding but I guess it's too late for it now, so keep up the great work!

Love how we can still debate about reviews and scores for 30 year old games! Utopia, Snafu and Microsurgeon are all As to me

Great job! Keep it up!

That's the ultimate PS2 collection!

Just saw a CIB Dig Dug in good condition : eBay Auction -- Item Number: 260764510229

Gosh! I have been away/too busy to check for a week and I can't believe I missed so much good stuff! The Fathom for 5 bucks was amazing...

Welcome to the Inty! My personal recommendations would be for some Imagic titles like Swords and Serpents, Dracula and Safecracker (to me, GTA 0.1 ) Cheers!

Nice find! All Inty games are loose though... the only boxed games I saw were for the rarer systems like Bally Astrocade, Microvision and RCA Studio II!!

The Congo Bongo looks good!

Beautiful! Congratulations!! I need a box like that too...

wonderful... I really wish I were there!

Good selection! I added you to my favorite sellers

Fantastic stuff, though the old C64 still maintains all its appeal to me, despite the clumsiness of the 1541 drive

can't wait to read both of them! Any idea when they'd be out?

That would be a great read and Mr. Dabney is surely the best person for such a job! Personally, I'd really love to read something as detailed as Bagnall's "Commodore: a company on the edge" but for Atari and the very early industry days... In the meantime, the book I wrote (The Golden Age of Video Games) should be released in a matter of days. I'm very happy and proud to say that Mr. Dabney was so kind to help me in this project by writing the foreword and by providing some unique and insightful comments and anecdotes on the early Atari days which I would have definitely missed otherwise. Cheers! Roberto